Articles
Feb 04 2012
WEAVING
The key to the handloom crisis
WEAVING : The key to the handloom crisis
The principal contribution of the Malkha initiative is in its idea of rooting cotton handloom production in the rural economy, much against the trend in urban discourses. Neeta Deshpande reports.
Feb 04 2012
NEW MEDIA / TEDx
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The democratisation of media
Can technology restore the balance between people in their conversations about public issues? And can this help foster a better and more inclusive democracy, asks Shubhranshu Choudhary.
Feb 02 2012
GREEN TRIBUNAL
NGT: The first seven months
GREEN TRIBUNAL : NGT: The first seven months
The first set of hearings winds its way through the newly established environment tribunal, against the backdrop of a government push to speed up industrialisation in forest areas. Kanchi Kohli reports.
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Feb 01 2012
FAIR TRADE
Tips for change
FAIR TRADE : Tips for change
Can we tap into the power of crowds and popular fashion to address persistent poverty? And what would such an effort look like, wonders Gijs Spoor.
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Jan 22 2012
AMARTYA SEN
A life re-examined
AMARTYA SEN : A life re-examined
Suman Ghosh's documentary about the Nobel Laureate has not found its way to many screens yet. Nonetheless, it is a noteworthy effort to bring the economist a little closer to the people. Shoma Chatterji reviews the film.
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Jan 19 2012
THE SERVICES
The 'Age' of misjudgment
THE SERVICES : The 'Age' of misjudgment
The case of the Army Chief's true age is only seemingly one of an individual's besmirched honour. It is instead one in civil-military relations, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
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Jan 12 2012
POWER CRISIS
Who profits? Who pays?
POWER CRISIS : Who profits? Who pays?
While government and other sector actors are on the alert to address the power crisis, some find a business opportunity in it. Meanwhile, attention to rural supply continues to be low, write Sreekumar N and Shantanu Dixit.
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Jan 11 2012
MANMOHAN SINGH
A Prime Minister in peril
MANMOHAN SINGH : A Prime Minister in peril
Why has this honest, intelligent, experienced man, whose appointment as prime minister in 2004 was so widely welcomed, been such a disappointment in office, asks Ramachandra Guha
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Jan 08 2012
LOKPAL BILL
What amendments did the Lok Sabha make?
LOKPAL BILL : What amendments did the Lok Sabha make?
There are wide differences between the various parties on various provisions of the Lokpal Bill. And India Against Corruption wants its own amendments too.
Jan 03 2012
MARKETS
Welcome, foreign investors!
MARKETS : Welcome, foreign investors!
In search of new funds to keep the growth story alive, the Centre opens the doors to foreign investment a little further.
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Jan 03 2012
URBAN FORMS
Building the Transit Metropolis
URBAN FORMS : Building the Transit Metropolis
As the most significant region yet to be urbanised, India presents a unique opportunity for capturing impacts of urbanisation on the spatial dimension, writes Madhav Pai.
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Dec 31 2011
FOOD SECURITY
Adding millets to the basket
FOOD SECURITY : Adding millets to the basket
To improve food security and to bring extensive lands now left fallow into cultivation again, the government must support millets just as it supports rice and wheat. Karuna M reports.
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Dec 30 2011
RUNAWAYS
Back to the family
RUNAWAYS : Back to the family
Grounded in its feminist views, Praajak works with runaway boys and young men, to give them livelihood options and help them reunite with their families. Shoma Chatterji reports.
Dec 26 2011
DEFENCE BUREAUCRACY
To specialise or not?
DEFENCE BUREAUCRACY : To specialise or not?
Should bureaucrats working in the national security bureaucracy have a working knowledge of the defence sector, or would that just foster group-think? Firdaus Ahmed explores the question.
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Dec 19 2011
MICRO
Growing business at the bottom of the pyramid
MICRO : Growing business at the bottom of the pyramid

It is tempting to take a rosy-eyed view of the future of successful entrepreneurship at the BOP. But what is the picture really? Richa Govil takes you through some recent stories and the lessons they may hold.

Dec 15 2011
PARLIAMENT
Degrading democracy
PARLIAMENT : Degrading democracy
The relationship between the two major parties in Parliament has broken down completely. For this both parties are responsible, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Dec 10 2011
SPECIAL POWERS
Shroud of impunity
SPECIAL POWERS : Shroud of impunity
More than the revocation of the AFSPA from a few areas, what is crucial is ending the culture of impunity and the pattern of lawlessness it has spawned. Freny Manecksha reports.
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Dec 08 2011
FARMER SUICIDES
Some states fight the trend, but still ...
FARMER SUICIDES : Some states fight the trend, but still ...
Five States did manage a significant decline in the average number of farm suicides between 2003 and 2010. However, more States have reported increases over the same period, reports P Sainath.
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Dec 04 2011
WOODCRAFT
Where woodcraft is a way of life
WOODCRAFT : Where woodcraft is a way of life
Art blends with life through the tradition of woodcraft in Etikoppaka, but the need to sustain livelihoods is ever-present. Neeta Deshpande reports.
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Dec 04 2011
FUEL PRICES
Oil subsidy is all gas
FUEL PRICES : Oil subsidy is all gas
Far from subsidising the public, governments made the aam admi bear a substantial part of their expenditure on the production and sale of fuels, writes Kannan Kasturi.
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